Medical Dictionary

plumbagin

noun plum·ba·gin \ˌpləm-ˈbā-jən\

Medical Definition of PLUMBAGIN

:  a yellow crystalline phenolic compound C11H8O3 with antibacterial and medicinal properties that occurs especially in the roots of shrubs (genus Plumbago) of the legume family

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